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caller: i am talking about the first inauguration of president obama. i decided to go to gettysburg warfield and actually hear the ceremony. i was standing along there. it was very cold. the senator from california introduced president obama and she used one phrase. my question is, the civil rights movement or the war responsible for the change? host: a couple of headlines. obama aware of second term perils. also from "the arizona republic," how will the president govern across america's to buy. -- divide. from the boston "sunday globe," still talking about change anytime of broken politics. a caller on a republican line. -- our republican line. we will go to a caller from greensboro, mississippi. -- greens go, mississippi. -- greensville, mississippi. caller: i want to say congratulations to the president. host: this part of the white house is closed to vehicular traffic but open to tourists. the blue room is in the center of the white house. that is where the president took his official oath of office as dictated under the constitution. a few blocks a
caller: i am talking about the first inauguration of president obama. i decided to go to gettysburg warfield and actually hear the ceremony. i was standing along there. it was very cold. the senator from california introduced president obama and she used one phrase. my question is, the civil rights movement or the war responsible for the change? host: a couple of headlines. obama aware of second term perils. also from "the arizona republic," how will the president govern across...
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had many speakers come this week and talk about the current polarization of congress. what you think about the polarization of congress? how can we bridge the gap going forward? >> is definitely polarized. the two political parties have changed dramatically in the last 30 years. when i came to work in the senate in 1976, both political parties were internally divided. each party had a liberal and conservative wing. you had some democrats that were more conservative than the rest of the republicans. every vote was a bipartisan vote. both groups tried to get the people in the middle to swing the way back and forth cured political scientists -- forth. political scientists thought this was terrible. what has happened is, over time, both political parties have become more internally cohesive. the basic reason for this is the southern states migrated from the democratic party. -- party, to the republican party. it held for internal cohesiveness. party leaders worked hard to keep their party conferences together. that means there is less middle ground to be able to pull over.
had many speakers come this week and talk about the current polarization of congress. what you think about the polarization of congress? how can we bridge the gap going forward? >> is definitely polarized. the two political parties have changed dramatically in the last 30 years. when i came to work in the senate in 1976, both political parties were internally divided. each party had a liberal and conservative wing. you had some democrats that were more conservative than the rest of the...
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by the idea that president obama and candidate obama talked about in 2008. if he would have had ideas and talk in ways in which it was inconsistent with the general consensus politically and the black community on a range of issues, i don't think he would of got the kind of support that ultimately he was able to get. the inauguration is not just the swearing in ceremony and a parade. there are many other events that go on as well. that is where i think maybe there has been some significant changes as the money in campaigning and the big corporate spenders and big individual spenders have grown over the years, i think that may have changed what ultimately becomes part of the overall inauguration atmosphere. when you get outside of the mall and look at private parties and other events, i think you get a better picture of where some of the money in politics has influenced and as an expression host: people are arriving at union station which is one of the major metro stops for the capital. you can see them coming out there and coming down to the mall and to the
by the idea that president obama and candidate obama talked about in 2008. if he would have had ideas and talk in ways in which it was inconsistent with the general consensus politically and the black community on a range of issues, i don't think he would of got the kind of support that ultimately he was able to get. the inauguration is not just the swearing in ceremony and a parade. there are many other events that go on as well. that is where i think maybe there has been some significant...
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he talked about he wanted to see a bill early on. now he has introduced ideas for gun control. he has another debate over fiscal policy. what does leadership mean in your mind? what to do you want to hear in the state of the union? or is there a better idea something would come from the senate and the president would take a support role? >> it is a good question. part of the problem -- the answer is not another great speech about immigration reform. we need action. this is what happens when immigration reform is important but it is not the number one issue. you can keep on telling it the could you have to take care of the fiscal cliff, which looks like it will go all the way to the end of that term. i do not think it's going to be over soon. guns, i think that has surpassed immigration reform on priorities. i'm not making a judgment. i'm trying to state some facts. you are right, and this has to become the number-one priority for the president and congress, get people together and say we are going to fix this problem. it has to be more than a couple of nice sentences. >> i woul
he talked about he wanted to see a bill early on. now he has introduced ideas for gun control. he has another debate over fiscal policy. what does leadership mean in your mind? what to do you want to hear in the state of the union? or is there a better idea something would come from the senate and the president would take a support role? >> it is a good question. part of the problem -- the answer is not another great speech about immigration reform. we need action. this is what happens...
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david plouffe, and then tough talk about gun control, we'll ask our sunday panel if congress will pass the president's plan to prevent more mass shootings all this week on fox news sunday. >> we look forward to that on the fox news network. i will be back in a couple of hours as president obama gets worn in to his second term and all of the ceremonis and events that take place tomorrow on the 21st of january. continue the corge on the this station . we are on line all of the time on fox news.com. have a terrific sunday morning. i am bill hemmer in new york. >> >>> that wraps it up for this edition of "our world for black enterprise." . visit us on the web. you can like us on facebook and visit us on twitter. thanks for watching. we're here next week. >>> i'm here with the wrapper, the actor and the author, t.i. >> t.i., we appreciate you joining us. >> you're welcome. >> done. ♪ you know ♪ you know ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
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if you say some founders believe x, some believe why and hear barack obama is talking about why you not ask. rush's statement dominus entering a nonhistorical conversation when he said the founding fathers believe x. barack obama believes why becomes a state. so at a very fundamental level, the discourse imus on me to can't draw that distinction between the founders believed in those founders believed for some founders believed because that historically incoherent unanimity is fundamental to the way. >> host: is there any hope of propagandists to have a meaningful, construct a conversation about the founding fathers? >> guest: i think that's at odds with what most propagandists are trying to do. >> host: let me ask about the founding fathers apart from an author says that about them. was this a special group of people? maybe they've been treated on by the people you talk about in your book. this is a group of special people now and 2012? >> guest: i think these remarkable people who care deeply about their country and deeply about ideas. they were all so a flawed, very often hypocritica
if you say some founders believe x, some believe why and hear barack obama is talking about why you not ask. rush's statement dominus entering a nonhistorical conversation when he said the founding fathers believe x. barack obama believes why becomes a state. so at a very fundamental level, the discourse imus on me to can't draw that distinction between the founders believed in those founders believed for some founders believed because that historically incoherent unanimity is fundamental to...
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when you referred to barack obama as a food stamp president, tell me what you meant. that a vast majority who get food stamps are white. that could not possibly have been a reference to race. it takes the media to determine what i meant. he has followed policies which have limited job growth for the last four years. this is the weakest recovery of any period since the great depression, and if you do not get a recovery, you do not have jobs. if you do not have jobs, you are not in a position to help people get out of poverty because there's no place for them to go. we have had policies which make it relatively easy to extend unemployment, relatively easier to have food stamps, but we are not helping people get back to a level of investment and productivity that creates the kind of jobs we need to get out of here. you look at japan, which has been in recession since 1989. look at greece, which has over 25% unemployment. spain, over 25% unemployment. i worry about a recovery that is not creating jobs and not pulling people into a better future. >> i'm going to get everyb
when you referred to barack obama as a food stamp president, tell me what you meant. that a vast majority who get food stamps are white. that could not possibly have been a reference to race. it takes the media to determine what i meant. he has followed policies which have limited job growth for the last four years. this is the weakest recovery of any period since the great depression, and if you do not get a recovery, you do not have jobs. if you do not have jobs, you are not in a position to...
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. >>> while most of the focus is on president obama's second term and what he plans to do, there is also talk about the first lady's second term issues. >> err first term focused on fighting childhood obesity and military families. the first lady is working on a new agenda and that she wants to make sure they are issues that she is passionate about. >> really is very determined to make sure that they think it through thoroughly. she wants to make sure that it's thought out. >> the one thing the first lady can count on is support from the american people. a recent poll shows 67% of americans have a favorable view of her compared to just 22% unfavorable. that is higher than her husband who only has a 59% favorability rating right now. >> for you fashionistas out there who want to know what she wore for the private swearing in ceremony. we have the information for you. she wore a royal blue dress and cardigan by american designer reed crack off. he is the president and executive creative director of coach. mrs. obama's new haircut with bangs remains a hot topic on social media as well. last
. >>> while most of the focus is on president obama's second term and what he plans to do, there is also talk about the first lady's second term issues. >> err first term focused on fighting childhood obesity and military families. the first lady is working on a new agenda and that she wants to make sure they are issues that she is passionate about. >> really is very determined to make sure that they think it through thoroughly. she wants to make sure that it's thought out....
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i guess, just briefly onbe what we have been talking about the whole civil rights aspect. feeling about the inauguration of the reassembling of the block-by-block democratic coalition built up to re-elect barack obama, which consisted of latinos, gays, single women, et cetera, african-americans, et cetera, et cetera, all of whom had their representatives in the inaugural festivities. i think that the people who watch pbs were there. james taylor, you know, the guy they have on sweeps week. it had that feeling of an event for that coalition. right? less a feeling of a completely apolitical or unpolitical event. >> are the demographics shifting for democrats? >> i think they could be. you are seeing the president embrace what chuck is talking about because they were an important part of the coalition. also to go to the discussion earlier. this is who he is ideologically and what he believes. what made the speech ideological is not that it had a long, laundry list of preference group issues. things to insight liberals but a philosophical defense of liberals. this is what he t
i guess, just briefly onbe what we have been talking about the whole civil rights aspect. feeling about the inauguration of the reassembling of the block-by-block democratic coalition built up to re-elect barack obama, which consisted of latinos, gays, single women, et cetera, african-americans, et cetera, et cetera, all of whom had their representatives in the inaugural festivities. i think that the people who watch pbs were there. james taylor, you know, the guy they have on sweeps week. it...
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and you know president obama he's known for kind of his his passionate speech as rallying up the people his message of unity he has famously said you know there's not a red there's not red states there's not blue states there's not the united states kind of this message of unity but here we are as he is inaugurated into a second term congress is very divided we see the sharp differences between the red states and the blue states. so what do you think about that did the president deliver on this uniting the people or is this something that just was out of his hands no i think that the american people chose to reelect him so that he can continue to forge the vision that he has charted for the country the first term he was able to get health care passed which now we've got to figure out how to pay for but at least now people have health care he also was able to get. fairness for people all people so that now across america many states are beginning to past states are beginning to pass legislation as it relates to gay marriage their number of things that the president still has to do immigr
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number two is obama care. number three, mystery scandal. so, let's talk about immigration, first. though i'm dying to get to that scandal. >> good morning. it's so great to see that view behind you. i used to have a view down the mall at my old job working for the senate majority leader and when i worked for bill frist and george bush was president, they tried to get immigration reform done. unfortunately that didn't happen. with a lot of democratic pushback, they didn't want to tackle that issue. i agree with maria that immigration is going to be very central on the president's agenda the next four years as well as the republican agenda, both because it's the right thing to do, it is a pressing issue and also because of the electoral pressure that both parties have to tackle this directly. number two, obamacare. we are only now seeing sort of the fallout and consequences of that legislation. there are lawsuits all around -- dozens of lawsuits, actually, against the administration on obamacare when it comes to religious liberty. we're seeing health care premiums are already sky ro
number two is obama care. number three, mystery scandal. so, let's talk about immigration, first. though i'm dying to get to that scandal. >> good morning. it's so great to see that view behind you. i used to have a view down the mall at my old job working for the senate majority leader and when i worked for bill frist and george bush was president, they tried to get immigration reform done. unfortunately that didn't happen. with a lot of democratic pushback, they didn't want to tackle...
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john lott talked about the obama administration's efforts to reduce gun violence. diane oakley talks about retirement savings purposes and what that could mean in the later years. live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. next, press enter a not -- inauguration speeches from the last year's starting with ronald reagan, bill clinton and dwight eisenhower. >> the greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker. this honor beacon's americans the chance to lead the world at last out of the valley of term oil and onto the high ground of peace that man has dreamed of since the dawn of civilization. >> making the benefits of scientific examinations and -- scientific advances for the improvement of undeveloped areas. story.ic radio's back live saturday morning at 11:00 eastern, part of three days of american history tv rights to inauguration day on c-span 3. >> in 1981, ronald reagan was inaugurated. he had won the 1980 election against jimmy carter. a major issue in the campaign was the iran hostage crisis. as president reagan was giving his address, they were being re
john lott talked about the obama administration's efforts to reduce gun violence. diane oakley talks about retirement savings purposes and what that could mean in the later years. live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. next, press enter a not -- inauguration speeches from the last year's starting with ronald reagan, bill clinton and dwight eisenhower. >> the greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker. this honor beacon's americans the chance to lead the world at last out of the...
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let's listen to it and i want to talk about it. >> are you prepared to take the oath, senator. >> i am. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> that i will execute the office of president to the united states faithfully. >> that i will execute. >> faithfully the office of president of the united states faithfully. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god? >> you can see that there is a misplaced words there, but you had the opportunity to gather fascinating details of what really happened behind the scenes that led up to that. >> john roberts rehearsed that so many times at home that his wife said to him, at this point, the dog thinks it's the president. so it was not -- it was not for lack of preparation. what happened was, there was a misplaced e-mail. john roberts wrote out the oath on a card. i believe we have the card here. he divided up the segments of how he was going to do
let's listen to it and i want to talk about it. >> are you prepared to take the oath, senator. >> i am. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> that i will execute the office of president to the united states faithfully. >> that i will execute. >> faithfully the office of president of the united states faithfully. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect and defend the...
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to have those talks separate from raising the debt ceiling. >> while i am willing to p compromise and find common ground over the deficit we cannot afford a debate about whether or not they should pay the bills they have already racked up. congressional republicans refuse to pay america's bills on time social security checks and veteran's benefits will be delayed. >> we are not going to do it without putting in place a spending reform. these cuts promise to transpire but never do are not going to do the job any more. >> senate republican leader mitch mcconnell wanted to say the president needs to get serious about it. you can see the battle lines clearly drawn in washington. >> also pointing out in 2006 president obama then senator voted against raising the ceiling. >> they discussed his time spent in prison whether he feared for his life and what the first moments were like for him. >> i came in the prison around 3 in the morning. initially there's some pressure put on me. they tried to export money from the family, but the american consulate was contacted and they moved me out of th
to have those talks separate from raising the debt ceiling. >> while i am willing to p compromise and find common ground over the deficit we cannot afford a debate about whether or not they should pay the bills they have already racked up. congressional republicans refuse to pay america's bills on time social security checks and veteran's benefits will be delayed. >> we are not going to do it without putting in place a spending reform. these cuts promise to transpire but never do...
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so we'll roll that out, talk a little bit about what that means, and the connection between the obama family and king family. >> definitely looking forward to that. >> i love the bangs, don't you like them. >> wolf, we'll all have to rock the bangs, wolf, you start the trend. >> you know, i don't know if i can -- the two of you with the bangs. >> when you shave your beard, i'll get the bangs, okay. >> suzanne, you remember a few years ago we went to the awards, usher is coming up, you will like what he has to say. >> i like him. >> you like katy perry, far east movement? >> well, i like them all. >> get ready, the surprises. >> you see the one person that didn't get the invite to the soul train awards, this guy. >> we'll invite you. >> thanks. >> you can hang with us. >> the kids' inaugural concert coming up here on "the situation room." coming up, what will the president say in his inaugural speech on monday? can he do anything to ease the bitterness? stand by, you're in "the situation room." ♪ [ male announcer ] some day, your life will flash before your eyes. make it worth watchi
so we'll roll that out, talk a little bit about what that means, and the connection between the obama family and king family. >> definitely looking forward to that. >> i love the bangs, don't you like them. >> wolf, we'll all have to rock the bangs, wolf, you start the trend. >> you know, i don't know if i can -- the two of you with the bangs. >> when you shave your beard, i'll get the bangs, okay. >> suzanne, you remember a few years ago we went to the...
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talking stick resort, scottsdale. book now to enjoy cactus league spring training rates. . >>> i barack obama do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute. >> i will faithfully execute. >> the office of president of the united states. >> the office of president of the united states. >> oops. just a quick little there. but everything with was flaw less after that. then came the speech that the president gave that lasted 20 minutes. >> and he touched on so many things. the reference to keeping our children safe. immigration, social security, medicare. he was seting the table. >> absolutely seting the table i think for the state of the union which is in three weeks. reminding people why they voted for limb. things he stood for and things he cares about. i think the big message was alternative the end when he talks about he's a citizen. you're a citizen. the only way we're going to get done is citizens that participate in a democracy and that is important because of course, the weekend before. he turned his campaign i
talking stick resort, scottsdale. book now to enjoy cactus league spring training rates. . >>> i barack obama do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute. >> i will faithfully execute. >> the office of president of the united states. >> the office of president of the united states. >> oops. just a quick little there. but everything with was flaw less after that. then came the speech that the president gave that lasted 20 minutes. >> and he touched on...
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i'm sure she loves we're all talking about that. it's not clear what her and the president's plans are, but our brianna keilar had this exchange with white house press secretary, jay carney. >> and finally, it's the first lady's birthday today, i believe. >> it is. >> can you tell us anything about how the president and the first family are celebrating her birthday? >> i don't want to ruin the surprise. >> anything that may have already happened? >> no, you know -- >> he's not waiting until the very end of the day to acknowledge -- >> you know, that's a personal thing. i don't have anything for that on you -- on that for you. >> we do know that mrs. obama launched a new twitter account today, @flotu. and wolf's favorite breaking news of the day, and she tweeted out a photo, revealing a new look, get this, bangs, everybody! so the first lady celebrating her birthday with a new hairdo, and of course, happy birthday. >> very happy birthday to the flotus, the first lady of the united states, as opposed to the potus, the president of the
i'm sure she loves we're all talking about that. it's not clear what her and the president's plans are, but our brianna keilar had this exchange with white house press secretary, jay carney. >> and finally, it's the first lady's birthday today, i believe. >> it is. >> can you tell us anything about how the president and the first family are celebrating her birthday? >> i don't want to ruin the surprise. >> anything that may have already happened? >> no, you...
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that's what you were talking about a while ago. >> isn't that one of the big questions? is his goal his legacy? or is his goal a democratic legacy? >> one guy said within a year. have you a year to really make your mark. the other guy said maybe two years. >> get into the six-year itch in washington. soledad, the first key comes from the president today in the speech that he gives right where you are later today. >> that's absolutely right. you pose a great question. let's pose it to newark mayor cory booker. does the president focus on his own agenda or focus on really helping democrats down the way? we'll talk about that, when we come back from commercial break in a moment. also, we'll talk about the supreme court justice sonia sotomayor, talking about her story, going from projects to the capitol. can she remain unbiased? our one-on-one conversation, straight ahead. with the spark cash card from capital one, olaf gets great rewards for his small business! pizza! [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! helium delivery. put it on
that's what you were talking about a while ago. >> isn't that one of the big questions? is his goal his legacy? or is his goal a democratic legacy? >> one guy said within a year. have you a year to really make your mark. the other guy said maybe two years. >> get into the six-year itch in washington. soledad, the first key comes from the president today in the speech that he gives right where you are later today. >> that's absolutely right. you pose a great question....
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their goal was not simply to be part of a chorus that simply wanted to talk about president obama not being american enough. but they really wanted him to step up, to deal with the challenges of inequality and injustice in our society. they're important voices. and i don't think we'll see them muted anytime soon. >> back to david rimnick, for a moment. you wrote "the bridge" that documented the president so closely. what change did you see him in these four years? >> he was not the leader of a movement. martin luther king was the leader of a movement. barack obama is a politician. and he encountered politics his first day in office. he encountered things unimaginable. you mentioned the security issue. we've now forgotten on the first day of office, on his inaugural day last time, he came out on stage under the threat of a possible al qaeda attack from somali insurgents. it is long forgotten. but inaugural day was proceeded by this. and then, he began in a near-depression, an economic depression. and he's faced some highly radicalized republican party. he's encountered politics. and ge
their goal was not simply to be part of a chorus that simply wanted to talk about president obama not being american enough. but they really wanted him to step up, to deal with the challenges of inequality and injustice in our society. they're important voices. and i don't think we'll see them muted anytime soon. >> back to david rimnick, for a moment. you wrote "the bridge" that documented the president so closely. what change did you see him in these four years? >> he...
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. >> he talked about the various islands and where we had been. that's the role of a persuader is to bring the country along with him. >> reporter: but for president barack obama on the eve of his second term, time may be running out. >> we re-elect a president for four more years but in truth he only gets about a year to 18 months before his effectiveness begins to fade and the jockeying for a successor. so that's about all the time he has to do those last big things that will define a legacy. for this president his second term agenda means not just winning over the country... >> most people who know me know i'm a pretty frenly guy. >> reporter: ... but also his opponents. the first president who understood inside the belt way persuasion was thomas jefferson who faced politics as polarized as any today. >> he believed, i think rightly that it is harder to say no to someone when you know them >> reporter: john meacham's latest book is thomas jefferson the art of power. >> the lesson for president obama from thomas jefferson is to use the dinner ta
. >> he talked about the various islands and where we had been. that's the role of a persuader is to bring the country along with him. >> reporter: but for president barack obama on the eve of his second term, time may be running out. >> we re-elect a president for four more years but in truth he only gets about a year to 18 months before his effectiveness begins to fade and the jockeying for a successor. so that's about all the time he has to do those last big things that...
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that's something we have not talked a lot about, what is michelle obama's role going to be in this -- >> they have decisions to make with this. she's so popular. >> and she's a real asset and so likable. >> the fact that she announced ofa, the 501-c4 suggests he could be taking a more direct policy role. she's not doing policy in the way mrs. clinton did, but i suspect ofa could give her a way to think about how to connect the volunteerism traditional model of a first lady job with a more accurate policy role. >> she'll be a motivator in the base, no doubt. >> she's done so much with joining forces with the military families, and also with dr. jill biden, there's the vice president. >> senator lamar alexander from tennessee. >> on the inaugural committee. >> are we noticing the jfks a pekaspect to the joe biden atti today? he's not a subtle man. >> that's what we like best about joe, though. >> does joe biden have an enemy in washington? i mean, joe biden, talk about his popularity and him potentially running, but of all the years spent in washington, is there an anti-joe biden core i
that's something we have not talked a lot about, what is michelle obama's role going to be in this -- >> they have decisions to make with this. she's so popular. >> and she's a real asset and so likable. >> the fact that she announced ofa, the 501-c4 suggests he could be taking a more direct policy role. she's not doing policy in the way mrs. clinton did, but i suspect ofa could give her a way to think about how to connect the volunteerism traditional model of a first lady job...
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>> i've talked to tdianne feinstein many times about this. is it something that can pass the senate? maybe. is it something that can pass the house? i doubt it. >> so even harry reid is not so confident that any substantive gun properly law will be able to pass in the house. so why not an executive order if you're strongly in favor of doing something? >> first of all, harry reid does not want to fwe through tgo thr gyrations on gun policy because frankly he comes from nevada. harry reid has had a very high record from the nra, very high ranking from the nra. any of us who have been to nevada know that there is a very big gun culture there and the other surrounding states. frankly, the two senators from nevada and idaho where there is great gun culture have just as much votes as the two senators from california or from some other northeastern states. and i think it's important that the white house listen to some of these voices coming from some of the more rural areas like an idaho, like a nevada, because they vote, too. and we need to make th
>> i've talked to tdianne feinstein many times about this. is it something that can pass the senate? maybe. is it something that can pass the house? i doubt it. >> so even harry reid is not so confident that any substantive gun properly law will be able to pass in the house. so why not an executive order if you're strongly in favor of doing something? >> first of all, harry reid does not want to fwe through tgo thr gyrations on gun policy because frankly he comes from nevada....
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let's talk about it with shall bshannonbream. she's live in washington. any sign any of the current justices might be thinking about leaving the bench? >> reporter: we always say it's one of the best-kept secrets in washington. here's what we do know. four of the justices are well into their 70s with ruth bader ginsburgh set to turn 80 in month, none of them giving any public hints about stepping down from the bench. we usually expect retirement announcements at the end of the court's term in june. speculation will ramp up just as it does every year. the court watchers are wondering what the president will do with his next pick if he gets one in the next four years. >> if he's fighting hard for gun control, for immigration reform, for whatever else is on his agenda, he may say i don't want to spend my political capital trying to push through a liberal nominee through the court. it's better spent elsewhere. i can nominate someone who is well guarded along both sides of the aisles. >> reporter: any of his nominees will have to make it through the senate in
let's talk about it with shall bshannonbream. she's live in washington. any sign any of the current justices might be thinking about leaving the bench? >> reporter: we always say it's one of the best-kept secrets in washington. here's what we do know. four of the justices are well into their 70s with ruth bader ginsburgh set to turn 80 in month, none of them giving any public hints about stepping down from the bench. we usually expect retirement announcements at the end of the court's...
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how often do you talk to president obama? >> not very often to him, but i've been very close to his secretary of state. usually when they have programs in 70 countries around the world, most of them in africa, so the things we do don't relate to the white house as they do with the state department, so i've stayed in contact with president clinton. maybe this next time will be more -- >> president obama is a democratic president. looking back, what would you have liked to have done, or maybe even let's look forward. what do you hope president obama can achieve that you didn't have the opportunity to because you had one term? >> when i left the white house, there was peace between israel and egypt. there was a pledge of peace between israel and the palestinians, and that issue has not gone out the back door. my hope is it will be resurrected and we can have peace for israel which has been one of my prayers for over 30 years and peace for their neighbors as well. i just got back from china, and my concern is there is an element
how often do you talk to president obama? >> not very often to him, but i've been very close to his secretary of state. usually when they have programs in 70 countries around the world, most of them in africa, so the things we do don't relate to the white house as they do with the state department, so i've stayed in contact with president clinton. maybe this next time will be more -- >> president obama is a democratic president. looking back, what would you have liked to have done,...
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. >> mike: and let's talk about another hot button issue. president obama setting his sights on perhaps the next overhaul of the immigration system. and there is already a republican challenge in the works. >> jennifer griffin joins us live with the details. >> good morning, guys. the president has vowed to take on immigration reform. but florida senator marco rubio whose parents were from cuba, accuses the president of poisoning the well, even last minute laws through an executive order issuing work permits and halting deportation just prior to the election. in a wide ranging interview in the wall street journal, rubio explains why the president must embrace immigration reform and outlines what he hopes to be his signature plan. quote, i don't think there's a lot of concern in this country that we'll now get overrun by ph.d.'s and entrepreneurs. i think it's the rhetoric by a handful of voices in the minority, but loud none the less that have allowed the left to create an unfair perception to conservatives and republicans are anti-hispanic,
. >> mike: and let's talk about another hot button issue. president obama setting his sights on perhaps the next overhaul of the immigration system. and there is already a republican challenge in the works. >> jennifer griffin joins us live with the details. >> good morning, guys. the president has vowed to take on immigration reform. but florida senator marco rubio whose parents were from cuba, accuses the president of poisoning the well, even last minute laws through an...